Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy (14 September 1914 British India – 25 December 2007 India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

) was a Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 movie producer and director. He was of Sindhi Hindu

Sindhi people

Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...

 descent. He is known for several popular Bollywood blockbusters such as Seeta Aur Geeta

Seeta Aur Geeta

Seeta aur Geeta is a 1972 Hindi film directed by Ramesh Sippy. The story is by Salim-Javed and the music by R.D. Burman.The story is about identical twins who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. The twins then swap places...

(1972), Shaan

Shaan (film)

Shaan is a 1980 Indian Hindi film. It is director Ramesh Sippy's 2nd film with Amitabh Bachchan after Sholay. The story was written by Salim-Javed....

(1980), Saagar

Saagar

Saagar is a 1985 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia along with Kamal Hassan.Saagar was a comeback film for Kapadia, and contained a fleeting topless shot of her...

(1985), Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman

Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman

Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman is a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Aziz Mirza starring Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Amrita Singh and Nana Patekar. Khan plays Raj Mathur, a young engineering graduate from Darjeeling who comes to Bombay hoping to become an important engineer...

and his magnum opus, Sholay

Sholay

Sholay is a 1975 Indian action-adventure film produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It is considered among the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. Released on 15 August 1975, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and...

(along with his son Ramesh Sippy

Ramesh Sippy

Ramesh Sippy is an Indian film director, probably best-known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay ....

).

He was the Chairman of the Film and TV Producers Guild of India for several years, and won the Filmfare Award in 1968 and 1982.

Producer

• Hameshaa (1997)
• Zamaana Deewana (1995)
• Aatish: Feel the Fire
  Aatish: Feel the Fire
  Aatish: Feel the Fire is 1994 Hindi movie directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi, Karishma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon in lead roles. Other cast include Atul Agnihotri, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan, Ajit, Tanuja, Ram Mohan, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Dinesh Hingoo,...
  
  (1994)
• Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
  Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
  Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman is a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Aziz Mirza starring Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Amrita Singh and Nana Patekar. Khan plays Raj Mathur, a young engineering graduate from Darjeeling who comes to Bombay hoping to become an important engineer...
  
  (1992)
• Patthar Ke Phool
  Patthar Ke Phool
  *For the cooking ingredient see KalpasiPatthar Ke Phool is a 1991 Bollywood film starring Salman Khan who plays a police officer fighting an underworld gang. Raveena Tandon, plays the female lead role, while Vinod Mehra, Kiran Kumar, Reema Lagoo and Manohar Singh appear in supporting roles...
  
  (1991)
• Bhrashtachar
  Bhrashtachar
  Bhrashtachar is a Hindi film is directed by Ramesh Sippy and released in 1989. It stars Rekha and Mithun Chakraborty in lead roles. Shilpa Shirodkar makes her debut with this film. Rajinikanth made an extended special appearance....
  
  (1989)
• Saagar
  Saagar
  Saagar is a 1985 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia along with Kamal Hassan.Saagar was a comeback film for Kapadia, and contained a fleeting topless shot of her...
  
  (1985)
• Shaan
  Shaan (film)
  Shaan is a 1980 Indian Hindi film. It is director Ramesh Sippy's 2nd film with Amitabh Bachchan after Sholay. The story was written by Salim-Javed....
  
  (1980)
• Ahsaas
  Ahsaas
  Ahsaas is a 1979 Hindi film produced by G. P. Sippy and directed by Surinder Suri. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Amjad Khan, Bindu, Simple Kapadia and Shammi Kapoor. There are guest appearances by Amitabh Bachchan and Bindiya Goswami. The films music is by Bappi Lahiri....
  
  (1979)
• Trishna
  Trishna (1978 film)
  Trishna is a 1978 Indian Hindi film directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar and Raakhee in lead roles.-Plot:...
  
  (1978)
• Sholay
  Sholay
  Sholay is a 1975 Indian action-adventure film produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It is considered among the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. Released on 15 August 1975, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and...
  
  (1975)
• Seeta Aur Geeta
  Seeta Aur Geeta
  Seeta aur Geeta is a 1972 Hindi film directed by Ramesh Sippy. The story is by Salim-Javed and the music by R.D. Burman.The story is about identical twins who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. The twins then swap places...
  
  (1972)
• Andaz
  Andaz (1971 film)
  Andaz or Andaaz is a 1971 Hindi romantic movie starring Shammi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Rajesh Khanna...
  
  (1971)
• Bandhan
  Bandhan (1969 film)
  Bandhan is a 1969Hindi film directed by Narendra Bedi and starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz in the lead roles. This is the second straight movie with Rajesh and Mumtaz together in the lead roles. This film had a gross of 2,80,00,000 at the box office in 1969....
  
  (1969)
• Brahmachari (1968/I)
• Mere Sanam
  Mere Sanam
  Mere Sanam was a Hindi film released in 1965 Hindi film starring Asha Parekh, Biswajeet, Pran, Rajindernath and Mumtaz. The film was a hit at the box office. The ear-pleasing music and beautiful locations were mostly responsible for the film's success. The story line and direction were also good,...
  
  (1965)
• Bhai-Bahen (1959)
• 12 O'Clock (1958)
• Sazaa (1951)

Director

• Mr. India (1961)
• Bhai-Bahen (1959)
• Shrimati 420 (1956)
• Adil-E-Jahangir (1955)
• Marine Drive (1955)

External links